The 14mm balance wheel suspended above the dial elements, just a little below the domed sapphire glass, was the focal point on the Legacy Machine No.1 when u-boat replica introduced their horological narrative. It was more than the floating dials or the vertical power reserve indicator.

The LM Perpetual was the culmination of this story. This concept, where the balance wheel is suspended above the dial face, was first exemplified by the LM No.2, then purified by the LM101.u-boat replica It is important to note that the LM Perpetual was the first time that u-boat replica presented the balance on the dial. The other components of the regulating assemblies--palette wheel and escapement wheel--were visible through the caseback.

Stephen McDonnell's feat of separating the balance wheel and palette fork from the escapement wheel and placing them either side of dial and connected by the longest balance shaft used in a timepiece at the time, 11.78mm long, was only mentioned as a fact.

This shaft's exact length and the way it was made were crucial to ensuring that energy was effectively transferred from the barrel to balance wheel, and then the wheel's regulation was transmitted to the moving train. A watch with the slightest imbalance would have looked stunning, but not kept accurate time. It was a chronometry issue that could have been compromised by an aesthetic choice.

This was no small feat. This was a triumph that deserved to be on its own stage. The u-boat replica Legacy Machine Split Escapement aims to achieve this.

u-boat replica Legacy Machine - 'Split Escapement,' with a ruthenium dial

Now that the dial has been cleared of the perpetual-calendar mechanism's complexities,breitling replica watches it is clear that the balance wheel and its partner components are missing. You will be shocked to see the balance shaft of 11.78mm.